The stem of Cucumeropsisedulis (Egusiitoo in Yoruba; the common name in English is the white melon seed) is light-green and hairy. The leaves are characteristically cucurbitaceous: alternate, cordate base, five-lobed, toothed margin but, for this […]
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government on Wednesday cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe forms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will continue chloroquine clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment despite the suspension of the drug test by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Mojisola […]
The United Nations’ health experts have warned of a looming global health crisis as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the ravaging coronavirus […]
This week, the world celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week and amid the global pandemic of COVID-19, it means that individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions such as anxiety, mood and substance abuse disorders are likely […]
A Russian-made drug Favipiravir that can eliminate coronavirus infections within four days, is now in the final stages of clinical trials. The drug known as Favipiravir is being tested by Russian pharmaceutical investment firm ChemRar […]
Health safety practitioner and senior registrar in the Department of Community Health at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Odusolu Yetunde, explained that zinc is a common element in human and an essential trace element […]
The Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a sit-at-home directive to its members. According to a statement on Wednesday, signed by Saliu Oseni, chairman Lagos NMA, the directive takes effect […]
Treating COVID-19 patients with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) had no positive effect and caused other health complications, two new studies showed Friday. The anti-inflammatory has been touted by US President Donald Trump among others […]
COVID-19 patients given hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus, did not witness any significant improvement in recovering from the virus, two new studies have […]
Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe has revealed drugs used to treat him while he battled COVID-19. Okupe had announced on his Facebook page, that on the […]
Breathing over and over exhaled air turns into carbon dioxide, which is why we feel dizzy. This intoxicates the user and much more when he must move, carry out displacement actions. It causes discomfort, loss […]
With the approval of hand sanitisers by both international and local health organisations as one of the items that could be used to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), some people have resorted to self-help, […]
It is the era of COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus that has resulted in three million cases worldwide. Countries initiated lockdowns to curb the spread of the respiratory illness, still without […]
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is currently “struggling” for bed spaces for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Lagos state which has the highest number of persons infected by coronavirus in […]
In a televised address on Monday, April 13, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari said, “it has become necessary to extend the current restriction of movement. It is a matter of life and death. The repercussions of […]
Chinonso Egemba, a medical expert, says malaria can cause pregnant women to have miscarriages, children with low birth weights, stillbirths and also make a fetus to stop growing. Egemba told NAN on Sunday that a […]
Although Nigeria’s COVID-19 testing capacity has improved, it is not good enough when compared to other countries in Africa and across the world. With 8,934 tests conducted at the end of Tuesday, Africa’s most populous […]
Nigeria Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa, has dismissed claims on social media that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Musa, who plays for Al-Nassr Football Club in Saudi Arabia described the reports as fake news […]
Some COVID-19 patients who were treated with hydroxychloroquine had higher death rate than those not treated with the anti-malaria drug, according to a new study. The study of 308 patients in the United States found […]
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